A 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named, had been accused of killing his friend Yousef Makki, 17, during an argument in an affluent suburb of Cheshire. Makki’s elder sister, Jade Akoum, said: “We as Yousef’s family are absolutely devastated by the verdict given on Friday. We have suffered heartbreaking losses twice now, firstly in losing Yousef and secondly now that no one has been found accountable of his murder. Boy A then later pushed Makki, who called him a “pussy” and punched him in the face, the court heard. Boy A denied murder, claiming that he acted in self-defence because Makki had pulled out a knife.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2019 18:56 UTC